Seriously, I thought we are going to have a good discussion here about e-readers, not this meta-something about my English.
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Originally Posted by haydnfan
You provided instructions instead of questions with no "please" in sight. The tone you set is blunt and commanding.
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There was a thank you. I'm not a native speaker. I;ve read my piece again. It sounds to me clear, and yes, instructional (in a good way) about what I'd like to hear, because I know exactly what I'd like to know more about (is it bad?), but in a neutral, not demanding tone. With a thank you at the end. Isn't the thank you have the same effect as the please?
English speakers from various cultures around the globe: do you find my question/request not nice enough?
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Originally Posted by haydnfan
You would be better off doing your own research and then politely asking specific questions after you've completed your own reading.
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Seriously, I thought it's not at all unreasonable to ask a totally on-topic question, which is about e-readers on a forum about e-readers.
Ah! Maybe the problem is that my question is about a 'big picture overview' of the e-reader market, not about some nuanced detail about a specific model. But still, I myself find the question totally on-topic.